A new compression-molding approach using unidirectionally arrayed chopped strands

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1884-1890

  Taketa, I ^a   Okabe, T ^b   Kitano, A ^a  

^a TORAY INDUSTRIES INC   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Strength; C. Analytical modeling; E. Compression moulding

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DATA COMPRESSION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FORMING; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HOT PRESSING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MOLDING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RESINS; SHEET MOLDING COMPOUNDS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. STRENGTH; C. ANALYTICAL MODELING; E. COMPRESSION MOULDING; FINAL FAILURES; LAYER STRUCTURES; PREPREG; RIB STRUCTURES; SHEET MOLDINGS; SIMPLE MODELS;

COMPRESSION MOLDING;

EID: 56049085789     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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